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Randall J. Newsome Oral History Collection

NBA.011

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Randall J. Newsome (b. 1950) graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1975. In 1998, Newsome was appointed
to the Northern District of California's bankruptcy court, where he became Chief Judge in 2004. Randall Newsome has served
as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center since 1987. He joined the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in
1983, serving as President from 1998-1999. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. The collection (1993-2004)
includes audio cassette tapes of interviews with important figures in bankruptcy law, conducted by Newsome.

Cite as:

[Identification of item], in the Randall J. Newsome Oral History Collection, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.011, Biddle
Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.

Biography/History

Randall J. Newsome was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1950. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1975. In
1982, Newsome was appointed judge to the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Ohio, where he remained
until 1988. In 1998, Newsome moved to the Northern District of California's bankruptcy court, where he became Chief Judge
in 2004.

Randall Newsome has served as a faculty member for the Federal Judicial Center since 1987. He joined the National Conference
of Bankruptcy Judges in 1983, serving as President from 1998-1999. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy.

Newsome has contributed to a number of bankruptcy manuals, including
Chapter 11: Theory and Practice and
Collier on Bankruptcy. Starting in the early 1990s, Newsome used his position as both scholar and historian of bankruptcy law to interview a number
of important bankruptcy figures.